Slaves in the Estate of Aaron Loocock, Richland and Charleston, SC, 1794

The estate inventory of Aaron Loocock, taken in June 1794, lists the names of enslaved ancestors at Middleburgh Plantation in Richland County, in Goose Greek, and in Charleston.

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Enslaved ancestors listed in Charleston were:

· Peter - slave

· George - slave

· Baccus - slave

· Caesar - slave

· Cassum - slave

· Katey - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Sucky - slave

· Old Kate - slave

· Hannah - slave

Enslaved ancestors listed at Middleburgh Plantation in Richland County were:

· Carolina - slave

· Dinah - slave

· Mary - slave

· Ester - slave

· Frank - slave

· Old Nanny - slave

· Scipio - slave

· Ester - slave

· G Ben - slave

· Bella - slave

· Sue - slave

· Will - slave

· Isaac - slave

· Jemmy - slave

· Cotto - slave

· Harry - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Dinah - slave

· Isaac - slave

· Sally - slave

· Gib - slave

· Amelia - slave

· Flora - slave

· Jacob - slave

· April - slave

· Beck - slave

· Rose - slave

· Maurice - slave

· Bob - slave

· Dave - slave

· Cloe - slave

· Billy - slave

· Sarah - slave

· Sam - slave

· Delia - slave

· May - slave

· July - slave

· August - slave

· Homody - slave

· B Ben - slave

· Dido - slave

· Old Baccus - slave

· Joe - slave

· Flora - slave

Enslaved ancestors listed in Goose Creek were:

· Ly - slave

· Venus - slave

· Nanny - slave

· Sally - slave

· Titus - slave

· Katy - slave

· Mingo - slave

· Grace - slave

· Phyllis - slave

· Carolina - slave

· Scipio - slave

· Jemmy - slave

· Mary - slave

· Ester - slave

· Amy - slave

· Ester - slave

· Maurice - slave

· Jack - slave

· Sabina - slave

· Thisby - slave

· Carolina - slave

· Sue - slave

· Davy - slave

· Billy - slave

· Maria - slave

· Peter - slave

· Hannah - slave

· Snow - slave

· Sue - slave

· Hercules - slave

· Rose - slave

· Hercules - slave

· John - slave

· Joe - slave

· Ester - slave

· Hansell - slave

· Amoritta - slave

· Charles - slave

· Katy - slave

· Jemmy - slave

· Cotto - slave

· Clafs - slave

· Pleasant - slave

· Billy - slave

· Rose - slave

· York - slave

· Cotto - slave

· York - slave

In his will, made 14 April 1791, Aaron Loocock left his wife Mary a lifetime estate in his plantation in Goose Creek and his house in Charleston. He also left her 23 slaves.

He bequeathed his plantation in Richland District to his nephew William Clarkson. He also left slaves to his nephews William and A.L. Clarkson.  

His estate was the subject of a lawsuit argued in the Chancery Court of South Carolina in July of 1796. You can read the full text of that lawsuit here.

This document was digitized as part of a collaborative effort between Footnote, Lowcountry Africana, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and FamilySearch, to digitize all surviving Charleston, SC Estate Inventories, 1732-1872 and Bills of Sale, 1773-1872, for a FREE Footnote collection.

When the project is complete, the names of more than 30,000 enslaved ancestors will be preserved in this FREE collection, for generations to come.

This remarkable collection contains the name of every slave ever listed in a surviving estate inventory for Charleston, SC from colonial times to Emancipation. Many of the post-Civil War inventories list the names of former slaves as well. You can volunteer to help index this FREE collection, to make the records searchable.

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This document was indexed and made searchable by Karen Meadows-Rogers.